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LONDON. – The United States triumphed over Japan to win the 2015 Women’s World Cup soccer title on Sunday.

But FIFA is stiffing the champions anyway, awarding them 77 percent less prize money than the worst teams at the men’s tournament.

The US team is set to take home $2 million from FIFA after winning at Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium. That’s double the amount that Japan took when it won the Women’s World Cup in 2011.

But it’s also $33 million less (that’s 94 per cent) than Germany received for winning last year’s men’s World Cup. And it’s $6 million less than the worst teams received at that tournament, a Reuters report shows.

Teams participating in World Cup tournaments are entitled to prize money just for qualifying. — BBC Sport.